Golf-tee.



c. e. DUGANNE.

. GOLF TEE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16. I9l6.

11. 21 HMMD Patented. Feb.13,1917.

CHARLES G'. DUGANNE, 0F DENVER,-COLQMID@.

GQLF-TEE.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented ltebo E3 3191?,

Application filed May 16, 1916., Serial No. 97,?70.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, CHARLES Gr. DUeANNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at enver county of Denver, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf-Tees; and l do hereby declare the "following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

The invention relates to improvements in golf tees and blanks therefor, and has for its object to provide a simple and eflicient device of the character described which may be readily manufactured in the form of blanks, preferably arranged in book form, which blanks may be severed from a strip of multiple blanks and assembled to form stable supports for a golfball. lhe blanks required for each tee are preferably two in number of substantially rectangular contour, provided with interlocking slots to admit of the blanks being locked together in cross-like formation, the lower edges forming a fiat support to engage the teeing ground and the upper edges constituting a stable support for the golf ball, for which purpose said upper edges are preferably concave or provided with rentrant angular incisions to permit the surface of the golf ball to rest firmly on said upper edges.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:"

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book of blanks constructed in accordance with the invention, one set of blanks being removed to form a complete tee;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a tee assembled and set up for use, the golf ball being indicated in position on the tee' by dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a blank forming one half of a tee, which blank is generally rectangular in form and is provided in its bottom edge with a slot 2 normal to said edge and extending approximately half way across the blank. The upper longitudinal edge of the blank 1 is provided with a rentrant an lar kerf or incision 8, with the apex o the angle or lowest point of the incision opposite the slot The mating blank 4 is-jprovided with a slot 5 extending from its up ened substantially half way across .thebla'nk and at the lowest part of a reentra'ntangtilar kerf at each side of said 6, similar to the kerf 3 formed in blank 1. It will. thus be noted that the two blanks which constitute a tee comprise substantial homologous rectangles 1 and with slots 2 and 5 adapted to hold the sections 1 and 4 in cross-like arrangement, the upper edges of the blanks formed by the re'entrant kerfs 3 and 6 constituting a stable support for the golf ball.

Preferably the blanks for the tees are made of heavy paper, cardboard, or other suitable material, and are stamped from such material in multiple sets arranged in strips, as shown in Fig. 1, in which '31 indicates a strip of multiple tee blanks, the several strips being preferably mounted in two superposed packs or series and bound by any suitable fastening means in a flexible back 10, so that the package of strips of blank tees constitutes a book which may be conveniently carried in the pocket of the user, and from which a proper number of blanks may be torn for proper assembly to form a tee, when desired. In order to simplify the severance of the blanks from the individual strips and also to separate the coiiperative blanks from each other, the line of demarkation between each pair of blanks 1 and l is materially weakened by perforating, cutting or indenting the strip at said lines, as indicated at 8, so that the section of the strip 7 representing two coiiperative blanks may be readily separated from the strip. In order to facilitate the separation of the two blanks 1 and 4 from each other the materal constituting said blanks is weakened by the rei ntrant angular kerfs 3 and ('5, which face each other before the blanks are separated and produce a diamond shape opening in the material of which the blanks are formed, and by scoring, indenting, perforating or otherwise weakening the material kerfs, as indicated at 9, to admit of the two blanks 1 and a being readily torn apart. 1

In order to prepare a tee, two of the cooperating blanks 1 and 4 are torn or severed from one of the strips 7, after which the blanks 1 and 4: are separated from each other, which may be readily efiected by bendin the material back and forth a few times, if it is relatively stid, and then separating by a tearing motion along the line 9. The two sections 1 and 4 are then assembled by bringing the two slots 2 and 5 into registry, and slipping the blanks tol, provided interlock to gether in interlocked or crossed relation, as shown in Fig. 2. When thus assembled, the lower edges of the two blanks lie in the same plane and afford a firm foundation for the tee on the surface of the ground, while the upper edges constitute a generally concave support adapted to engage the surface of a golf ball and maintain the same at a proper elevation from the ground. By making the blanks 1 and 4 0f difierent heights, it will be obvious that tees of similar heights may be produced, and if desired each book or package may be provided with strips of blanks of varied heights to suit the requirements of the user, in respect of the heights of the tees which he prefers.

Although the particular form and the configuration of the blanks hereinbefore described and shown constitute the perferred form of the invention, be apparent that the form and configuration may be varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

\Vhat I claim is 1- 1. A'tee for golf balls, comprising sections of cardboard or the like connected together with their edges in cross-like form, the top it will nevertheless edges being so constructed and arranged as to afford a stable support for a ball.

2. A tee for golf balls, comprising substantially homologous sections of flat material arranged on edge and connected at their middles by interlocking slots to form a cross, the top edges being formed to afford a suitable support for a ball.

3. Blanks for golf ball tees; comprising strips of cardboard or the like, divided by weakening lines into subtantially homologous rectangles, provided with slots adapted to interlock at their mid sections, corresponding edges of said rectangles being formed to constitute a support for aball.

4. Blanks for golf ball tees, comprising strips of cardboard and the like, arranged in book form, each strip being divided by weakening lines into substantially homologous rectangles, provided with slots adapted to interlock'..at their mid sections, corresponding edges of said rectangles being formed to constitute a support for a ball.

In testimony whereof 1- affix my signature.

CHARLES G. DUGANNE. 

